Author Archives: Jim Fair

What sort of person doesn’t watch television or surf the worldwide web? They would be so out-of-touch, so backward, so ignorant, so connected – a real loser, right? Maybe not.  According to the UK Daily Mail, Pope Francis hasn’t watched … Continue reading →

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. – 2 Timothy 4:7 I expect some visitors to a Sunday Mass at my parish would be concerned that there are so many, well, … Continue reading →

I just Googled “Franco Rabuffi” and got more than 8,000 results. News stories. Blogs. Commentaries. A few days ago, I expect a search would have delivered a bit fat zero. But that was before the skeptical Italian man hung up … Continue reading →

I spent last week among the brothers in black. They structured my days. They scheduled my meals. They shamed into a more regular practice of my prayer life than might normally occur. Although serious in their approach to life, they … Continue reading →

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. – Matthew 25.21 Francis … Continue reading →

Mother Jones recently published an article about new evidence of racism and the decline of Western Civilization – the evil imposition of three square meals a day. I won’t go through the entire convoluted argument here, but the idea is … Continue reading →

“We ask Jesus, the victor over death, to lighten the sufferings of our many brothers and sisters who are persecuted for his name, and of all those who suffer injustice as a result of ongoing conflicts and violence – and … Continue reading →

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading →

“I believe I can do this.” That is the line boys and girls, moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas will be saying a month from now when they leave the theater after seeing “Little Boy.” This is a magical movie … Continue reading →

This Sunday, February 8, is the first International Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking. Like many North Americans (we can be a bit naïve and provincial), I would have thought human trafficking had gone the way of bubonic … Continue reading →